as in subsidy
a sum of money allotted for a specific use by official or formal action
the committee receives an annual subvention from the foundation to run the museum
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Recent Examples of subvention
It’s needed, Service Employees International Union-United Healthcare Workers West contends, to shore up vital health care services threatened by reductions in federal subventions and the state budget’s own deficits.
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Dan Walters,
Mercury News,
22 Jan. 2026
Indeed, Cold War–era American institutions and personalities who promoted the ideal of aesthetic autonomy while trying to dissuade writers and artists from left-wing politics and propagandizing (sometimes with the help of CIA subventions) represented a glaring contradiction.
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Pankaj Mishra,
Harpers Magazine,
16 July 2025
But maintaining these subventions after the U.S. midterm elections, especially if Republicans win control of the House of Representatives as expected, will likely be difficult.
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Melinda Haring,
Foreign Affairs,
8 Nov. 2022
The best-case scenario: the government can step in to bear some of the banks’ burden by introducing an interest subvention scheme (where the government bears some of the interest cost on loans).
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Joydeep Ghosh,
Quartz India,
1 Oct. 2020
When paternal subventions were not forthcoming, Neruda hit on the idea of securing a diplomatic post abroad through Chile’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
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Benjamin Kunkel,
The New Republic,
2 July 2018
Without subventions from Washington, Tesla’s market capitalization never would have even briefly exceeded GM’s.
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George Will,
National Review,
11 Oct. 2017
Dan Walters,
Mercury News,
22 Jan. 2026
Indeed, Cold War–era American institutions and personalities who promoted the ideal of aesthetic autonomy while trying to dissuade writers and artists from left-wing politics and propagandizing (sometimes with the help of CIA subventions) represented a glaring contradiction.
—
Pankaj Mishra,
Harpers Magazine,
16 July 2025
But maintaining these subventions after the U.S. midterm elections, especially if Republicans win control of the House of Representatives as expected, will likely be difficult.
—
Melinda Haring,
Foreign Affairs,
8 Nov. 2022
The best-case scenario: the government can step in to bear some of the banks’ burden by introducing an interest subvention scheme (where the government bears some of the interest cost on loans).
—
Joydeep Ghosh,
Quartz India,
1 Oct. 2020
When paternal subventions were not forthcoming, Neruda hit on the idea of securing a diplomatic post abroad through Chile’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
—
Benjamin Kunkel,
The New Republic,
2 July 2018
Without subventions from Washington, Tesla’s market capitalization never would have even briefly exceeded GM’s.
—
George Will,
National Review,
11 Oct. 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for subvention
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The current unrest first erupted in May after Paz cut long-standing fuel subsidies to shrink the deficit.
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Advertisement Across Asia, where many countries have been hard hit by the shortages, governments have also rolled out a number of fuel subsidies.
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The council eventually approved allocating $20,000 to the town’s sustaining grant program and allowed applicants to amend their proposal to account for the increase funds.
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This story has been updated to correct inaccurate information provided about recipients of In Her Hands grants.
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Just the requests to date could drain Mid Delta’s $678,000 allotment for cooling assistance.
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The whole issue of restocking vacant allotments?
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“Subvention.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/subvention. Accessed 26 Jun. 2026.
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